Senior Packaging Engineer

Senior Packaging Engineer

Senior Packaging Engineer – Wellness Pet Company

As a Senior Packaging Development Engineer, you will oversee a portfolio of packaging activities within a business category, manage complex projects from concept to launch, and lead trials and qualification work. You will represent the packaging development team in cross‑functional innovation pods, build industry relationships, and advocate for sustainable solutions.

• Develop and set standards around specifications and specification management, introducing innovation and design to value solutions, and sharing these solutions with our customers and business partners.
• Be the voice of Packaging in the creation of our near‑ and long‑term product innovation and packaging sustainability roadmaps.
• Lead multiple projects, including support for new product launches, existing portfolio updates, and sustainability initiatives while building a reputation for on‑time execution of packaging activities for projects.
• Develop a solid knowledge of different packaging structures and applications.
• Build industry relationships through supporting supplier transitions for new packaging and/or materials and by supporting 3rd‑party manufacturers and co‑packers.
• Hold expertise in the management of packaging information inputs for finished goods.
• Be involved in and support trials and first production runs with manufacturing plants.
• Flex your process management skills by creating protocols and success criteria for trials and first production runs.
• Hone your excellent project management skills: properly plan, coordinate, and report each trial, while providing technical support and expertise as needed to execute trial objectives and ensure proper documentation of each activity.

• Consumer focused on all they do.
• Can set a vision for where we can play to win.
• Continually challenge themselves to go the extra mile to get the job done, and ensure it’s done the right way as opposed to the easy way.
• Hold themselves and others accountable.
• Embraces continual development through the sharing of feedback and investment in learning opportunities.
• Is a true collaborator, sharing resources, and engages in healthy debate.
• Celebrates differences and strives to learn from others who are different from themselves.
• Gives back to their community and supports sustainable practices.

• Degree in Bachelor of Science, Packaging Science or related.
• Minimum 7‑10 years of experience in a packaging development and engineering role.
• Packaging experience in the fast‑moving consumer goods industry, ideally human or pet food flexible packaging.
• A well‑developed business acumen and external packaging supplier network combined with an established expertise in new product commercialization related to packaging development.
• A business‑minded, rigorous problem‑solving mindset that considers leadership qualities (vision setting, prioritization, influence) and functional competencies (manufacturing, transportation, sustainability, cost, design, shelf life, and sales) in the final packaging solutions.
• Passion for packaging sustainability with experience collaborating with external partners.
• Experience in packaging development from concept to launch.
• Experience leading the design of packaging solutions while keeping in mind sustainability, shelf presence, machine‑ability, shelf life, and product protection.
• Experience managing a portfolio of packaging projects, creating synergies.
• Possesses a working knowledge of CAPE and TOPS software.
• Comfortable working independently and with cross‑functional team members.
• General knowledge and understanding of package testing methodologies, such as ISTA and ASTM.
• Experience building out, organizing, and managing specifications within a database.
• Experience with commercialization projects, and managing multiple projects while maintaining deadlines.
• The ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

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